401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $195M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 3,266
- Participants Above avg headcount
- 94th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $59,804
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. · Texas · Manufacturing
$195M in assets, 3,266 participants
Blue Bell Creameries, Inc.'s Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $195M in total assets and 3,266 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.
- #16,210 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
Coverage in Texas
Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 3,266 participants in Texas, 4.8x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $195M.
- #16,210
- in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
- +12.5%
- assets growth YoY
- 2.0×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets
Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$195,321,402 Top 6% higher than 94% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (3,266 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $174M in the plan year 2023 filing to $195M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 3,013 in the plan year 2023 filing to 3,266 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $21M in the plan year 2023 filing to $22M in the plan year 2024 filing.
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 742983264 · Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)
Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $195M · 3,266 · 94th
- SCH $195M
- SCH 3,266
- SCH 94th
- SCH 401(k)
- SCH near A Company, LLC Section 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
- SCH ind #16210
Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →
Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Texas filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $174M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $195M |
| Net Income | $22M |
| Employer EIN | 742983264 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1999-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Blue Bell Creameries, Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $656M 17.824372750345123% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 9,218 | $557M |
| 2023 | 3 | 9,741 | $604M |
| 2024 | 3 | 10,093 | $656M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- AT&T Retirement Savings Plan $43.1B · 109,889
- Exxonmobil Savings Plan $23.7B · 21,990
- Chevron Employee Savings Investment Plan $20.4B · 21,505
- Caterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan $18.8B · 43,873
- Southwest Airlines Co. Retirement Savings Plan $17.0B · 67,820
Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is A Company, LLC Section 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA ($195M); by covered participants it is Iqor Retirement Savings Plan in FL (3,265 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($195M here).
- A Company, LLC Section 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (CA) $195M · 1
- Afscme Employees Salary Savings Plan (DC) $195M · 1,284
- Axel Johnson Inc. Thrift and Defined Contribution Plan (CT) $195M · 942
- Miles & Stockbridge Retirement Plan (MD) $195M · 378
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,266 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Iqor Retirement Savings Plan (FL) 3,265 · 1 off
- Alliant Energy Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan (WI) 3,265 · 1 off
- Pep Smart National Pooled Employer Plan (NJ) 3,267 · 1 off
- Bridges Health 401(k) Plan (OK) 3,268 · 2 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.